I have a 60 page booklet and would like to start page numbering at page 3 (would print as page 1) and end at page 58 (would print as page 56). I don't want the cover, inside cover, inside back and back cover to be numbered. I think I under stand how to start the numbering by defining a section and starting number, but how do I get it to stop numbering at a defined page?

Talk to your printer and see what he/she is expecting. Often the cover of a booklet will be printed separately (four colours, perhaps) and the printere will want the pasges used in it in a separate 4 page file.

If this is the case, you would just make a 56 page Quark file for the insides, and start numbering at 3. (Although it is permssibile to number a booklet with 1 as the first inside page, and ignore the covers entirely for numbering.)

And therein lies the biggest problem that Adobe faces in its attempts to conquer Quark. The term has become nearly generic, like Aspirin or Coke. I wonder how many print employees specify they want somthing in a Quark file when a ID file would do just fine.

If the page numbering is being done using master pages, so that page numbering is occurring automatically, then you cannot delete the page number on the page.

Craig

You can define page 3 to be the start of page numbering by firstly being on page 3, then going to the Layout > Numbering & Section Options menu or by choosing Numbering & Section Options in the Pages palette and choosing 'Start page numbering at' and typing in '1'. However, to stop the page numbering at page 58 and have the last two pages without numbers, you would need to have a second master page - without any auto page numbering - and apply that to the last two pages in the layout. .

If the page numbering is being done using master pages, so that page numbering is occurring automatically, then you cannot delete the page number on the page.

Eggles,

I beg to differ! And I've just checked! Even if you have automatic page numbering based on a master page, you can still select the frame on a document page and delete either the contents or even the frame itself.